Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1887-02-09

LOT 800 TO 400 miles, per 100 pounds, II CENTS.
| Provided, that the penalties for overload Z
shall not not be in cXCrsS OF As per en-. at
| uItlonal to the regular rate, which shall only b.
| collected on the amount overloaded. For hll
| other distances other than named above, tho
| railroad and warehouse commissioners Shall fix
| and prescribe rates for the transportation OF
grain aud Its products. which, as nearly may
ne' snail DO the same pro IA a. rer mi e, as ara
hxed and declared in this act for the Transports
ton OF wheat and its products within those
| limits.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
| To authorize the city of Albert Lea to Issue
bonds for water works.
To authorize the building of bridge across
| the river ut Red Wing.
To authorize the city of Waseca to issue bonds
| for water works
TO prohibit the catching of fish in Lake Mime.
| Mashta, Carver county.
| 10 authorize the city OF St. Peter TO issue
| bonds for water works.
SENATE.
Senator Bowen's bill taxing railroad land
| was passed with an important amendment
| yesterday, which relieves actual settlers
who have paid taxes from the date OF pur-
chase from all back taxes. This will settle
| the question of taxes which have frightened
| settlers in the state from occupying certain
railroad lands. The provision is intended to
| protect those settlers who have bought
land in good faith, and who have paid heir
taxes from the time of purchase, but will
reach great many persons, who 1t is
|
! the payment of any taxes at all
| Mr.. Smiths bill passed by the senate yester-
| day fixes the Limitation of judgments i'll cases to
| quiet title. Under the present law, when iudC-
| ment Is rendered by decree Of the court In such
| cases the judgment may be opened uD At any
| time within twenty years. Mr. Smiths bill
limits the time to three years from date of judG
| ment.
The senate bills for the relief of Akin and
| TruRX for contested election expenses were cut
down by the finance committee. Mr. Akin gets
! IN ivuf .,f0 NJ
| s $50 instead of 81 900.
rouse
The house voted down motions to re-.
| commit the high license bill aud also to
amend, and passed the bill by a vote OF GO
! to Sc.
IN THE SENATE
! There was only few more than Il quorum
when tho senate was called TO order vcster
day The following committee reports were
received:
Mining
Substitute for Whitemans bill to establish
mining school at Duluth. Provides a school for
manual training in all branches Of mining and
geology. Passed.
Federal relations
Joint resolution in relation to the school lands
OF the United States to pass.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Chapman-FlXlng the salary of the clerk and
auditor of lie Sueur county
Lende-AmendtnR the act incorporating the
town OF Candy in Cottonwood county.
Ramsey County misunderstanding tbs
charter of the city Of ST. Paul relating to the
board OF public works.
sioners Of st. Louis county at 1860 per annum.
Whiteman-St. Louis county to issue $780,
600 bonds for roads and bridges in that county.
Ramsey County Delegation - Appropriating
$1,000 o for the Wabasha street bridge.
MISUNDERSTANDING the common council
of Wabasha to convey certain real estate for
school house site.
Burkhardt-TO amend the charter of the city
of Wabasha.
MISUNDERSTANDING the ownership of real
estate in the state
Observation-Disclosures the city of Wabasha
to issue $50. 900 bonds for water works aud to
aid il maintaining ferry across the Mississippi
river
IN THE HOUSE
Committee reports:
Judiciary-To fix the amount Of property ex,
empt from levy to indefinitely postpone: to set
tie the alleged claims of f. II. Layhed and
Eugene Guiibault, to pass; to amend article 4,
OF the constitution. relating to the punishment
for nlsdemtanOrS, to pass.
Towns aud Counttes-Reating to township as
SCISSORS. sent to committee of the whole; making
fee books in public offices public records, etc, to
indefinitely postpone: relating to town insur-
ance companies, to pass.
The special committee on logs and lumber
reported back a substitute bill for senate file
81, making the only change in the senate
bill of fixing the scaling rates in the Still
water district at four instead of five cents
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To reorganize the health department of St.
Paul
To authorize Lake Benton to issue bonds.
To create and maintain public parks in Wi
mona.
On special orders in the afternoon the
house disposed of the following bills:
To recover for the loss of life or limb. Passed.
To regulate actions for libel. Passed.
To prevent attorneys and agents from nego-
tiating loans beyond the legal rate of interest
Passed.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate in committee of the whole, Mr..
Hoard in the chair, recommended the follow
ing bills to pass:
Bowen, to appropriate mouey for referees
amended to $500; Wood. regulating practice OF
medicine; Bowen. publishing special laws in
newspapers; Whiteman, relating to water sup
ply: Compton, relating to villages: Daniels, re-
lating to corporations: Wallmark contested
election expenses of A. H. Truax: TruaX, con-
tested election expenses Of D. T. Akin: Pope, 30
refund to purchasers at tax sales amounts in
certain cases; Buchanan, appropriating money
for a bridge at SGuk Rapids; Compton, for loan
ing permanent school fund
Browns bill relating to the filing of chat
tel mortgages with the register of deeds was
indefinitely postponed.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Buckman-To authorize Sank Rapids TO issue
$40, 900 bonds to build dam across the Mtssis-
Slppl river
Sampson - Amending the city charter OF
CrookstGn.
C!ough- Incorporating the village Of Anoka.
Experimenting the charter so as to redistrict
the city of Mankato
Experimenting the act establishing mu-
niCipal court in Mankato.
Misunderstanding to commissioner districts OF
WaseCa county
Ward-To extend the limits of New Richland
in WaSeca county.
Misunderstanding to the incorporation of viii
lagos
MISUNDERSTANDING bureau of labor sta
tistics
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dock line in st.
Louis bay.
Comstock-To furnish Minnesota Reports to
judges Of district courts.
Misunderstanding to the trustees of the hos
pital for insane at Rochester.
Durant-Providing for purity of ice cut in GER
tain rivers.
Goo rich-AmendinR the military code to ex-
empt miiitiamen from jury duty.
Ward-Compelling fire insurance companies to
pay losses within twenty days after proof is
made.
Goodrich-Relating to the abduction of fe-
males.
Durant-Relating to the collection of delin-
uuent taxes.
Whiteman--To establish a municipal court in
Duluth.
Crandall-To appropriate money for state
school for dependent children.
Comstock - Appropriattng money for state !
normal school at Moorhead.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED
Relating to the salary of the clerk of 1santi |
county.
TO establish municipal court in Wirona.
To amend the act to allow Wfnona to issue |
bonds to fund its temporary loan.
To provide for the acquisition of certain land |
in Winons for public park and for the care |
ana Jurisdiction thereof.
To reorganiZe the board of health of the city |
Of ST. Paul.
To authorize the city of Austin to ssue $780,
900 water works bonds.
To authorize the city OF Crookston to issue |
bonds to aid railroads running into that city |
and to improve and enlarge the station grounds. |
IN THE HOUSE.
Capt. Snider was in the chair of the house |
at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when !
Speaker Merriam, standing in the main aisle
and having just came in, made startling
He said:
have just met the architects who have been
examining the condition of this hail. They tell
me that it Is very dangerous, and that we ought
not to remain here a moment. When we adjourn
it should be to Market hall.
The members looked around and then up
to the ceiling, where cracks were opening
and the great center beams sagging down.